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Bernstein in tight spot over Fifa president vote
Thursday 12 May 2011
FA chairman may abstain in June election as those accused by Lord Triesman deny bribery claims
Fifa call for evidence over bribe allegations
Wednesday 11 May 2011
FIFA's leaders today expressed "extreme concern" at the latest allegations of World Cup bidding corruption and have asked the Football Association to provide a full report of the claims.
Jack Warner 'laughs like hell' at Lord Triesman allegations
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the FIFA presidential candidate who secured the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, today denied claims the country paid bribes for votes.
Facial animation: A new scene to be believed
Wednesday 11 May 2011
With its real cast and arty direction, 'LA Noire' looks like a movie. It's one of a number of titles pushing graphics to the limit
Fifa royal wedding bribe claim denied
Thursday 05 May 2011
Prince William's spokesman has rejected claims by a Fifa member that he was invited to the royal wedding as an enticement to vote for England's 2018 World Cup bid.
Bin Hammam: I am not buying votes
Friday 29 April 2011
Fifa presidential challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam claims he is "well placed" in the contest against Sepp Blatter and has denied he is attempting to buy votes by increasing financial help for national associations.
Bin Hammam: 'Britain must build bridges with Fifa'
Thursday 28 April 2011
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam will meet the FA chairman David Bernstein today, but has said that repairing relationships between British football and the world governing body would have to be reciprocal.
Blatter wants to complete 'mission' at Fifa
Thursday 21 April 2011
The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, says the world governing body needs his style of "continuous evolution" rather than the "revolution" proposed by rival candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Fifa 'revolution' would be disruptive claims Sepp Blatter
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Sepp Blatter today insisted FIFA need "evolution not revolution" as he set out his manifesto for re-election as football's most powerful man.
Hamman gets surprise lift as Korean rival backs his Fifa campaign
Wednesday 06 April 2011
Mohamed bin Hammam received a boost to his campaign to become Fifa president yesterday when he was backed by his former foe and ex-Fifa executive committee member Chung Mong-joon.
Bin Hammam: I'm Fifa's democracy candidate
Tuesday 05 April 2011
Mohamed Bin Hammam has delivered another thinly veiled attack on Sepp Blatter as Fifa yesterday confirmed that the Qatari billionaire will be the sole challenger to the incumbent in this summer's presidential elections.
Mohamed Bin Hammam is only challenger to Sepp Blatter
Monday 04 April 2011
Mohamed Bin Hammam will be the only challenger for the FIFA presidency when incumbent Sepp Blatter stands for re-election on June 1, soccer's world governing body confirmed today.
The Last Word: Celts fail to embrace spirit of Games
Sunday 03 April 2011
Depressing refusal to grasp once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Britain take on rest of the world at football in 2012
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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Iran to send 4,000 troops to aid President Assad forces in Syria
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